Celtic Diary Thursday August 17: When A Plan Comes Together

Anyone who has read the Invincibles book, by David Friel, will not have been surprised by the performance and result last night.

However, even they would have been loathe to predict that everything the manager and coaches have been working on could come together so soon.

In sweeping aside Astana, a side Celtic struggled to beat last year, the club announced their return to the big time.

5-0.

In a play off tie usually fraught with nerves and mistakes, this Celtic side took it all in their stride and put themselves in the group stages of the champions League, barring, of course a catastrophe in Khazakstan.

In five games in the competition so far, Celtic have scored twelve goals and conceded none.

And we were worried about the defence ?

With Nir Beckenbauer to call on, there was nothing to worry about.

A couple of early misses had us worrying that it was going to be one of those nights, but in fact lady luck took her seat in the stand and cheered us on herself this time.

Two deflections, a goal scored when the referee decided not to halt play after a clash of heads, and most importantly, a goalkeeper who was oblivious to the ball coming across him from the left meant that all the hard work-including an astonishing 498 completed passes, wasn’t wasted.

All five goals were scored more or less the same way, which hardly ever happens at this level, but it wasn’t down to errors, and although luck maybe played a part.

The five goal margin was down to the relentless way Celtic kept driving at the Khazaks. Nobody hid, nobody got tired and everybody played for the team.

In fact, you’ll be hard pushed to find a better goal than that of James Forrest anywhere. The turn and pass from Ntcham, the collect and pass from Griffiths and the finish from the winger.

Outstanding stuff.

No one on here predicted the 5-0 score, though a few did anticipate 4-0. What maybe we didn’t take into account was that this team doesn’t sit back, ever, no matter how comfortable it looks at 2, 3, or even 4-0.

However, one man who knows his football, and who has read the Invincibles book, did make an astonishing prediction on twitter at half time…

Derek Rae: Rangers vs Hibs should have been televised, TV deal must be changed

“rangers ” and Celtic are limited to four televised home games a season. Thats how its always been.

However, one way to clip our wings and prevent us moving further ahead would be to rewrite the tv deal and have more of our home games screened live.

That terrifies Celtic. They think they would lose matchday money, but not as much as of stge two of this plan is implemented, the reintroduction of sharing gate money.

You might think i’m wearing a tin foil hat at this point, and might argue it will never happen, but trust me, they’re thinking about it.

Neil Doncaster is the puppet of the other clubs, he doesn’t have an original thought in his head, and he has offered to meet fans to discuss the shennanigans of the last decade or so.

Oddly enough, he’s never accepted my invitation for a chat.

Which is still open, by the way.

Actually, you’d think the other clubs would be grateful. If Celtic do qualify, they’ll each pick up around a quarter pof a million pounds, which you would think, being more than they get from the league sponsors, they -and the press-would be happy about.

Hope we are spared “great for Scottish football” chat. Great for Celtic. A widening chasm not at all great for others.

While we are all happy about whats happening on the pitch, keep an eye on whats happening off it.

Jimmy Calderwood announced yesterday that he’s suffering from early onset Alzheimers..

JIMMY’S DEMENTIA BATTLE

Scottish football legend Jimmy Calderwood reveals he has been battling dementia for two years and is a ‘bit forgetful with some names’

“It was actually my partner, Yvonne who noticed I was getting a wee bit forgetful and she insisted that I go and get checked out.

“I suppose I am a typical West of Scotland man of my generation and the last thing I think about is going to the doctor with anything I think of as just being minor.

“But I am grateful to her because now I know I have it I can do what I can to fight against it.”

He’s been battling it for two years, and now he tells us ?

With Calderwood rumoured to be the subject of all sorts of investigations during his time at Dunfermline, and his connections with the Murray Masterton financial cartel, perhaps there is something else he might want to talk about.

Before he forgets ?

Alzheimers/Dementia is a terrible condition, as i know from personal experience with a close family member, but its also very difficult to diagnose early on, and so perhaps I can offer some hope and comfort to Mr. Calderwood in his struggle…

Ernest Saunders, one of the ‘Guinness 4’ was sentenced to 5 years in jail following his conviction for fraud in 1990. He was released just 10 months into a 5 year stretch due to being diagnosed with incurable dementia.

Now dementia as many know is a terrible disease with no cure. Not so for Mr Saunders who not only made a miraculous recovery so good that he formed a consortium to buy a football club but he is still fit and active 25 years on.

May not be original, but the picture definitely captures the sentiment.

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 12:13 pm ·

It certainly captures something of a “MAN” moment

GerryAugust 17, 2017 at 11:51 am ·

John? John?! Jo-hn?? JOHN?!?!?!
Perhaps no misery today, wouldn’t that be sweet?
Wonderful result last night, and that was earned despite us not even playing to our full potential, excellent room for growth with this group of special players. They pressed us really well in the 1st half especially, but after an hour they looked shattered. When their captain and left back is taking a pop from 40 yards and free kicks sail out for goal kicks you know they have no hope.
A few comments about a good ref last night regarding the advantage played after Tom’s injury which is fair enough. Was there a replay of the Brown booking because at the game I was raging; he didn’t give a free kick, in fact we got a free kick awarded within about ten seconds. Then he looks at their player holding his face and books Brown? For what? The jungle side linesman had a couple of dodgy decisions as well, but I’ll settle for the overall refereeing performance being acceptable rather than good.
A bit of recruitment and tie down a player or two, and some solid professional performances over Killie, Astana and Hibs will take me into an unwelcome international break with a very welcome big smile on my face!!

I agree very tight and I thought they were supposed to favour the attacker when its tight?

Level 5 plantAugust 17, 2017 at 11:55 am ·

Caption. Rik Mayall comes back from the grave to experience the Champions league at Celtic Park!

"TonyBAugust 17, 2017 at 11:55 am ·

If we get fined for that fanny being on the park, he should be made to pay it.

Griff should have kneed him in the nads.

BTW. Re Calderwood. I also thought his announcement about POSSIBLE early dementia was interesting in its timing.

A suspicious person might think he was trying to cover his tracks.

What on earth could he be worried about?

Maybe he should be questioned before he forgets everything.

DocAugust 17, 2017 at 12:54 pm ·

That was the downside of last night.

MontiAugust 17, 2017 at 1:05 pm ·

TonyB,
Are you for real? Firstly the guy on the park wasn’t a fanny, he was a happy tim, nothing more nothing less.
Secondly, i have no love for Calderwood but i wish him well with his health battles.

I think you might be a fanny tho…..

"TonyBAugust 17, 2017 at 1:37 pm ·

Fanny is as fanny does, so smell yourself first. A happy Tim who could get the club into further trouble with UEFA.

And given your previous on here…. Fanny infinity.

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 2:40 pm ·

TonyB…it wasn’t the case that this chap was on the pitch to cause trouble…put the thing into perspective…he got as far as the corner flag ish…It was the worst attempt at a pitch invasion I EVER DID SEE

Carl jungle Bhoy… It’s so easy to offend someone in here… I used the word “curtains” and a capital offence was committed

mikeAugust 17, 2017 at 12:06 pm ·

Fitba. managers with cash in the attic, burning a hole in their pockets, will be salivating at last nights performance, every one of the players being scrutinised to see if they can be bought on the cheap. Yuv gotta laugh at the figures being reported if you are daft enough to read the papers. Players doon sooth mentioned in the 20/30/40 mill plus and ours under £10 mill. You’ve gotta laugh at there cheap scate mentality and approach, the sort of “Burke and Hare” grave robber mentality.
Managers hiding this morning, switching their phones of in case Brendan is linked with their job.
“Looks left, right is he behind yoo” the CHA CHA Chancer is he sneakin up behind me?
Anybody looking for deep fried fritters, head to the fruit market in Glesga or deep fried bananas Astanas cos they were deep fried last night.
Stanimir Stoilov the Astana coach praising Celtic (class),
Olivier Ntcham (class).

Just think what Ntcham will be producing when he actually settles in and gets his rhythm going?
Like I said Mike plenty more to come from the is team we haven’t even shaken off all the rust from the Summer break yet?
Lustig Tierney Boyata Sviatchenko Simunovic Brown Armstrong Griffiths Sinclair Rogiic and Dembele have all yet to hit their A game.
Plenty to get excited about methinks 😉

corktimAugust 17, 2017 at 12:16 pm ·

excellent last nite but distribution from the back will have to be worked on before the group stages ,A BETER TEAM COULD HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THOSE MISPLACED PASSES,HH

GerryAugust 17, 2017 at 4:19 pm ·

That was one aspect in the first half to be fair cork, particularly Nir trying a difficult pass that maybe wasn’t on, there were one or two interceptions.
Brendan touched on this, being “spooked”; I think it comes from the fans as sometimes we pass across the back 4 or via the keeper and you get a collective noise from the stands that it’s impossible to describe via text in this box but I’m sure you can hear it in your heads. If that transfers to the players they may become edgy and less decisive, but this team seem to be so strong mentally at the moment that they continue to play, even accepting the ball under pressure, and ensuring we retain good, if at times ineffectual, possession. We may well be caught out and punished at a higher level, but I like the courage of the players to keep trying to do the right thing to the best of their ability.

Young McGregor epitomises this l feel Gerry he always shows for the ball no matter how good the opposition or how big the tie is?
Hence why I think he is going to be a key player at Celtic in a couple of years.

No misery at all if it is me the post is aimed at. However, I would still like to see better preparation for these games with investment made to better our chances at qualification rather than wait for the guarantee of the cash. That would be what a CL team would do. But that was exceptional and I will eat as much humble pie with jelly and ice-cream of course as is dished up to me. However, I still believe I am right and Celtic as a club do not act like a CL club, every single year. The Armstrong/Roberts situations are indicative of this. AS Brendan has said himself it is beneficial to get your business done quickly and get CL players in as quickly as possible. My nerves are shredded every year as we always enter thee games with key personnel missing. And the bit of business we did do early, Johnny Hayes doe not even make the bench (I have to admit I don’t know if he was injured or what). However if this is being wrong and I don’t ever want to be right . Hail! Hail!

Celtic By NumbersAugust 17, 2017 at 12:38 pm ·

498 passes is not really astonishing. Bit rubbish actually. We average 648 this season. Posession is obviously good inthat you can’t score if you don;t have the ball. But it is whatyou do with it which is why I look at chances created etc.

You are correct to point out that all the breaks went our way last night, in fact for 4 goals:
2 o.g. where shots were going wide
a tackle in central midfield that richochette perfectly for Sinclair to run onto directly on goal plus weak attempt to save
and the one the ref should have stopped due to the clash of heads.

The rub of the gree rarely goes your way to the extent of 4 goals. But undoubtedly we were pateint, calm and relentless. Wew looked like a mature and competent team at this level . Which is a big step forward.

You have to take into account the level of opposition and whether they take the game to you or sit back.
Astana are not a bad side they did take it to us more than most of previous opposition this Season have so to say it was rubbish is doing our team a bit of a disservice l think bud.
We controlled the game for the most part and our passing was an improvement on previous showings this season l thought.

Celtic By NumbersAugust 17, 2017 at 2:02 pm ·

I was being flippant – i know!

DocAugust 17, 2017 at 1:13 pm ·

I’m not too bothered by the number of passes, to me its about the effectiveness. For example:

Ineffective passing, ~40 mins, our defence strung together a dozen passes when Astana didn’t even have a player in our half which led to nothing.

Effective passing, Ntcham gets the ball 15 yards into our half, ignores an obvious pass to Armstrong and instead plays it long to Griffiths between the CB and LB, which led to the Forrest goal.

Quality over quantity.

Celtic By NumbersAugust 17, 2017 at 2:04 pm ·

I’m laughing to myself given the hours I spend on measuring Packing etc because possession in and of itself is not a reliable metric. Have a look over at celticbynumberscom.ipage.com and hopefully the analysis gets beyond the same obvious metrics.

DocAugust 17, 2017 at 4:08 pm ·

it certainly does

Mike BhoyleAugust 17, 2017 at 1:43 pm ·

Its hard to disagree with your post…
add also the fact that their goalie never made a save…5 goals not withstanding.
I’ve said for years that we need a bit of luck at this level…and so it proved last night.
But you can’t take away the determination and attitude of the players…it was first class..
Yes we’ve a bit to go…but we’re getting there.
HH

Can I just says one thing on Brendan Rodgers last night…
His man management skills regarding Nir Bitton after the final whistle were second to none.
How good big Nir must have felt after such a great team effort to be singled out by Brendan and serenaded to the support you could not put a price on.
Forget a win bonus because that wee touch could well make this guys Season at Celtic.
If he wasn’t a convert before he certainly will be now.
Masterclass fae Brendan.

On the Armstrong thing…
He must have watched Ntcham performance last night and drew breath?
The strength on the ball,composure under pressure and his range of passing was a joy to behold.
If he signs his deal then I suspect these two may well spur each other on to raising their games big time.
Nothing wrong with competition in a squad it keeps it competitive and healthy.
Armstrong will have to up his game if and when he does sign so plenty to get excited about this Seasonas it will only benefit us in the long run.
I hope he signs.

Celtic By NumbersAugust 17, 2017 at 2:37 pm ·

Be great to find a way to play both as they offer different skill sets.

Cannot see Brendan deviating from the 2 winger 1 frontman set up though just to accommodate both.

Puggy67August 17, 2017 at 1:45 pm ·

Neil Lennon: Hibs boss brands Club 1872 statement ‘laughable’- ‘could have been written by a 15 year old.’ GIRUT Lenny!

ewanbhoyAugust 17, 2017 at 1:51 pm ·

Ntcham is the missing link that we have needed for a long time, for me he was man of the match. he controlled the game last night, reminded me of Paul McStay…..good news is he is going to get better and better.
Paddy Roberts to return and a top class center half and we will be ready to play the best….
exciting times ahead and this is only the beginning …..Brendan Rodgers has blown my best expectations away, what he has done in 12 months is remarkable ……how good will we be this time next year ??

hail hail

The real Anton RoganAugust 17, 2017 at 1:54 pm ·

caption courtesy of the SMSM

disgraceful scenes at Celtic Park as man doing a shite is interrupted by Leigh Griffiths

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:08 pm ·

Bummer

ewanbhoyAugust 17, 2017 at 1:56 pm ·

next week is a great test to see if we can win away from home again.
if we want to qualify from the groups and even more then winning away is important but i think already we look like a team that will win away……we could be the surprise package this year in the CL…..lets hope so 🙂

portpowerAugust 17, 2017 at 2:05 pm ·

No one on here predicted the 5-0 score, though a few did anticipate 4-0. What maybe we didn’t take into account was that this team doesn’t sit back, ever, no matter how comfortable it looks at 2, 3, or even 4-0.

Cough…

portpower August 13, 2017 at 4:19 pm · Reply →

Kieran Tierney for centre forward.

Why the harrowing? The bus`ll have beer.

Top drawer 5 to the Celts.HH

ROB O'KEEFFEAugust 17, 2017 at 2:38 pm ·

You didn’t say nil so don’t try cheating Signed Mr.Gatlin (worried)..

Jamie mcauleyAugust 17, 2017 at 2:14 pm ·

We Michael’s will be pleased with himself lol

ROB O'KEEFFEAugust 17, 2017 at 2:39 pm ·

CAPTION :SHARING IS CARING!

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:11 pm ·

Rob… My grandson (almost 3) uses that line… Little divvil thinks it’s a one way thing… To him of course 🙂

UraliusAugust 17, 2017 at 3:14 pm ·

Caption: Fan: Daddy!
Griff: Um……..

portpowerAugust 17, 2017 at 3:21 pm ·

Caption:
Leigh,here we go 11 in a row.

portpowerAugust 17, 2017 at 3:31 pm ·

Trudishunal,trudishunal SFA Prodtocol.

Player: Ryan Jack, Rangers FC

Match: Rangers FC vs Hibernian FC on Saturday, 12 August 2017

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Case: Claim of wrongful dismissal for A2 offence of violent conduct

Outcome: Player Reference Upheld. Red card rescinded.

Rob O'KeeffeAugust 17, 2017 at 4:17 pm ·

What about Stokesie? Has he to be shot in the chair?…

The ChaAugust 17, 2017 at 4:37 pm ·

Shocking but not surprising.

He raised his hands and made a head movement, which are automatic red card actions.

rebus67August 17, 2017 at 3:44 pm ·

I have seen some reports of the meeting between Doncaster and Joe O’Rourke yesterday and I have to confess that I am disappointed in what has been reported. The SPFL laid out their position clearly but there seems to have been no push back by Joe. Maybe that has not been reported and those in the know will have further info?
According to the reports Doncaster was not put under pressure on any key points.
It is important that the right person(s) and agency is found to press both the SFA and the SPFL on integrity issues. If every Tom, Dick and Harry try to pursue this, then their efforts will be easily deflected. There needs to be a focal point and that person needs to be able to argue issues at a fine detail level. I thought Joe was the answer to this but we need to be sure that he has the necessary skills to deal with the likes of Doncaster, Regan, and MacKenzie.
We are only get one shot at this, it is important to get it right first time.
How did the match go last night? Anyone heard?
Personally, I think having Bitton and Forrest in the team can only be bad. Was I proved right?

Anon

Rob O'KeeffeAugust 17, 2017 at 4:16 pm ·

Unfortunately,for TRFC,it looks like another £30 million for Celtic.Was at the game,pretty poor,only 5-0,2 og s,crowd quiet,no pyros or Republican banners.Bad day at the office! Signed John…..

Don’t want to go overboard so early in his Celtic career and possibly jinx him but like Ewan I thought Ntcham reminded me of the Maestro. That is a big pressure to put on any player especially this early but something about him just made me think of Paul. Imagine if the guy turns out to be even half as good as the Maestro and we have him for four years at least. Still some work to be done. Forrest blows hot and cold, I really hope he can be more consistent as there is no doubt he can be a player. Personally I like Nir Bittonbauer but he is not a long term solution at CH. That is too risky. We should be trying to eliminate the risky as much as possible. We need to be thinking about getting out of the groups regularly, never mind just qualifying. We are not ambitious enough. Too much small thinking.

Bitton could well have a future at CB and as cover for Brown under Brendan time will tell of course but his recent performance against Rosenborg and Astana will have done him no harm at all I don’t think.
Defending isn’t that difficult if you keep it simple.
Awareness is his Achilles at the moment not ability.

UnaAugust 17, 2017 at 4:53 pm ·

Sign The Petition For The Marxist Brothers
Monti & Weered to be banned from this site.
Your support will be appreciated.

Many Thanks

Una

PaulAugust 17, 2017 at 4:55 pm ·

Signed : Paul

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:27 pm ·

Paul… I always liked you in the Beatles yeah yeah yeah

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 11:01 pm ·

I just remembered that Paul is an alien that comes in fits and starts

Tony SopranoAugust 17, 2017 at 5:00 pm ·

Signed : Tony

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:26 pm ·

Tony… I’ll make you an offer you can’t understand

MontiAugust 17, 2017 at 7:08 pm ·

Tony Soprano?

” you’re a funny guy “

BgbhoyAugust 17, 2017 at 5:04 pm ·

Really?

UnaAugust 17, 2017 at 5:30 pm ·

Thanks for signing Bgbhoy

BgbhoyAugust 17, 2017 at 6:02 pm ·

I certainly haven’t signed your petition. Wee bit cringey. Nice guy aswell. Strange that there are a lot of new names on the blog today

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:25 pm ·

Cringey … Never never never…

UnaAugust 17, 2017 at 6:29 pm ·

Just a few friends of mine, maybe u should look at ur friends cringey comments about beef curtains and tight pussies.

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:41 pm ·

Una… I made no references to any type of pussy.

The curtains reference, I used last night, was about actual curtains for windows. If the term curtains has a sexual connotation then it is a term I was not aware of and most certainly a term I would not have knowingly used.

I have daughters and would be horrified at that reference being pointed at them…

Have you really nothing else in your life to worry about other than a bit of craic on a website? Or is that crack..?

JadeAugust 17, 2017 at 5:07 pm ·

Signed: Jade

UnaAugust 17, 2017 at 5:11 pm ·

Thanks Guys keep it going.

portpowerAugust 17, 2017 at 5:12 pm ·

Signed Stuart & Paddy yet?

UnaAugust 17, 2017 at 5:31 pm ·

Thanks for signing portpower

portpowerAugust 17, 2017 at 7:10 pm ·

Nae problemo Una.
I`ll look out my Patrick soccer boots.HH

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:59 pm ·

Port… Et tu Brute :(…..

MontiAugust 17, 2017 at 10:52 pm ·

Weered,
Portpower is cool, an old comrade of mine!

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 10:56 pm ·

Oh I know ports is grand

The ChaAugust 17, 2017 at 6:01 pm ·

Where’s the petition?

I’d imagine Monti’s more a Groucho than Karl fan.

Weered, of course, could be a double entendre.

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:19 pm ·

CHA… ARE YOU AN OXYMORON?

The ChaAugust 17, 2017 at 6:43 pm ·

No, why do you ask sir?

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:50 pm ·

It was a quip about the double entendre reference
… Nothing wee about me… 6foot 3..17 stone

MontiAugust 17, 2017 at 7:45 pm ·

Double chin more like……

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 11:04 pm ·

That’s fuckin rich coming from you 🙂

MontiAugust 18, 2017 at 1:43 am ·

🙂

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:18 pm ·

Weered objects as he is innocent as charged… All I did was keep my wee red flag flying…

Free the Una 2 from a tiresome threesome.

Anyone got QC Findlays number

Una stop your precious behaviour you are embarrassing yourself 🙁

The ChaAugust 17, 2017 at 6:46 pm ·

Surely Una Dos.

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 6:53 pm ·

CHA… I can assure you and everyone else on here that my references about and to Una were NOT derogatory… And for the record I am not a pervert as she stated…

The ChaAugust 17, 2017 at 7:21 pm ·

I don’t doubt it mate.

I’m more interested in reading your “Collected Essays on Marx” that one was referring to.

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 7:43 pm ·

CHA my name Weered is just a reference to Cliftonville… Once referred to as the wee reds.

No essays whatsoever, Marxism is as George Orwell wrote about…

I’m just an ordinary socialist..

Rob O'KeeffeAugust 18, 2017 at 8:35 am ·

Even though they are a right pair.One wouldn’t get me a ticket,one annoys Mike by stealing.Both are women botherers(they wish).They are right Tims and welcome on this site,unless poetry is involved.Although Ms ode was excellent the other day.One doesn’t take prisoners (against the Geneva Convention).Anyway,we’re in the C.L. so happy days Una,c’mon it’s only bantz.
P.S.Anyone caught signing the petition will be banned from future Competitions Signed UEFA(honest).

If any of the ladies signing the petition are good looking bits of stuff,oops,I mean rather fetching,could you send a photo to Ralph with all details so we can get it on,oops,predictive text,I mean get together.Signed Charity Hunky Ghuy….

CarlAugust 17, 2017 at 5:16 pm ·

Signed: Carl

BongoAugust 17, 2017 at 5:39 pm ·

Let’s leave the petitions to the Zombies

CortesAugust 17, 2017 at 5:44 pm ·

Compare and contrast the way the London media begins to take an interest in the somewhat uncertain situation surrounding Millwall FC and the “nothing to see here, folks” tack taken by the brethren in Scotland regarding an even greater scandal:

Caption:- Fan “go on Leigh”
Griffiths “watch or you might get pregnant “

SteveNaiveAugust 17, 2017 at 6:34 pm ·

Just a quick point on the clash of heads. Astana player was booked after regaining his feet so the ref saw it as a foul but played the advantage. Was a bad one though and could have been worse as the 5 minutes stoppage time showed. It’s just as BR says… sit in and we will find a way or come out and press and we’ll get in behind. In the last quarter Griff and Sinclair could have been in more.

The ChaAugust 17, 2017 at 6:51 pm ·

The state of this, all down to luck and not a good word to say about the team, hurting much?

My thoughts are with the victims and their relatives today after the sickening terrorist attack in Barcelona. The death toll is now at 13 and there are about 50 wounded. A van drove up the famous Ramblas mowing people down and one individual so far has been arrested. Many of the victims were kids. Murdering fundamentalist scum.

Brian a belief in God can be a force for good on a personal level though l believe organised Religions are by their own design both divisive and dangerous.
I’m with Gandhi on the subject…
“God has no religion “

rebus67August 17, 2017 at 8:28 pm ·

Yoker,

Yes, it is yet another disgusting event. My heart bleeds for the people of Barcelona, and, probably tourists in that area.
We usually stay at the top of the Ramblas, just north of Plaza Catalunya.

It will be interesting to see the background of the assailants…. just what kind of losers are they?

Is he?
Best avoided then at those prices.
Always thought he was a decent footballer and one worth keeping tabs on.
We should go all in for Paddy and pay the asking price get this done pronto before some no mark mid table Club waves a desperate £10m in Cities face panicking about relegation.

We are cash rich ATM Roberts price will only escalate at Celtic it’s a complete no brainier.
Proven at Celtic at all levels.

FredCDobbsAugust 17, 2017 at 11:08 pm ·

rodgers wont go near that.

MontiAugust 17, 2017 at 11:25 pm ·

What? Una?
Cannae blame him like 🙂

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 11:23 pm ·

Fred… Ur a brave man or is it foolhardy

MontiAugust 17, 2017 at 11:25 pm ·

What’s a moisty?

WeeredAugust 17, 2017 at 11:28 pm ·

A washed cat

FredCDobbsAugust 17, 2017 at 11:28 pm ·

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. put your hand down a trannyś kickers and see if it comes out moist

MontiAugust 18, 2017 at 7:04 am ·

🙂

FredCDobbsAugust 17, 2017 at 11:29 pm ·

knickers

FredCDobbsAugust 17, 2017 at 11:27 pm ·

Im in such a great mood after last nights performance I will take anything on … in a metaphorical kind of way.

What it will mean for the 32 clubs in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage is a guaranteed minimum fixed payment of €12.7m each, to be boosted by bonus payments of €1.5m per win and €500,000 per draw in the group stage…

WeeredAugust 18, 2017 at 12:12 am ·

Saiz… Loadsa money… Jeez mega stuff

Rob O'KeeffeAugust 18, 2017 at 9:06 am ·

You should’ve seen their faces at work today,£30 million smackers worth of pain…..

The group-stage, performance-related and qualification payments combine to make a fixed total of €761.9m. On top of that comes an estimated £507m in variable – or market pool – payments; these are distributed according to the proportional value of each television market represented by the teams taking part in the UEFA Champions League (from the group stage onwards), and are split among the different clusters of sides competing from the same national association…

Five influencing factors determine the exact market-pool payment that a team will be entitled to: actual final amount of money in the market pool; actual composition of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League field; number of clubs from that team’s association; these clubs’ respective rankings in the previous season’s domestic championship; and these clubs’ performances in the forthcoming UEFA Champions League.

Further to this if Southampton were to receive an offer from Chelsea Liverpool or Man City for Van Dijk we are also in for a major windfall there.
My gut is he will go to the highest bidder and not Liverpool.
So we are looking at a minimum £6m from that.
We will most likely break the £100m barrier this year financially which is phenomenal given our Domestic situation..

Ooft you should go watch the game again on BT Replay.
Ntcham is another Wanyama bud.
Strength ,pace,positioning and excellent distribution.
He will be commanding a hefty price within a short space of time no danger.

WeeredAugust 18, 2017 at 8:15 am ·

All I can find is this…

Origin
1960s. Humorous alteration of pervert, after pre-.

Rob O'KeeffeAugust 18, 2017 at 9:09 am ·

Today’s Caption Winner: Probably one of the women,you know what Ralph is like?(allegedly-ed)….